paying cash to your rh

MrsSoto Posted: Nov 05, 2009 09:15 AM

paying cash to your rh

so i know with most of my vendors, i always asked about taking off the tax if i paid cash as im sure most of you did and most agreed, some didnt

well i never thought to do this with the biggest one of all, the rh

did any of you negotiate with your rh that if you pay cash they will take off the tax??

GiannisWifey Posted: Nov 05, 2009 09:16 AM

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I think we tried that but I don't think it worked; not for my eparty or my RH.......

I think since the RH costs so much, they have to account for it? Thats what Vetro told me.....something small like maybe a $1500 vendor could maybe get away with it but I don't think the RH can?

I could totally be wrong its only 9am! lol

Soon2bShea Posted: Nov 05, 2009 09:17 AM

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ive never heard of a rh taking off the tax.

and i havent paid anything in cash with any of my vendors because i want a concrete paper trail...just in case

christine2010 Posted: Nov 05, 2009 09:20 AM

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my parents refused to pay any vendors in cash. my dad said its always best to pay the tax & have a good paper trail (canceled check or credit card posting).

he was randomly audited 15 years ago (luckily he always had his business on the up & up), & he said he would never wish that procedure on his worst enemy.

stinenandy2010 Posted: Nov 05, 2009 09:23 AM

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Most RH's will not let you, the reason is because its a money making industry, therefore they are audited every year and they must make sure all their ducks are in a row or else. The risk is just too high for them.

As for other vendors, I would not be concerned girls. Honestly if you pay cash, just make sure you get a receipt stating the amount you paid and how, and you won't have a problem.

Jna2010 Posted: Nov 05, 2009 09:27 AM

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we tried to negotiate but all they take is cash lol so no real bargain power with that

MrsSoto Posted: Nov 05, 2009 09:34 AM

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Posted by Jna2010

we tried to negotiate but all they take is cash lol so no real bargain power with that

whatttt/??

and are they charging you tax?

Panamasweet Posted: Nov 05, 2009 09:36 AM

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I never even thought to ask about a bargin if i pay in cash. I dont think it would have worked with the RH anyway

Lsorrent Posted: Nov 05, 2009 09:47 AM

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We're doing this with our photo/video, but not the RH. I never even thought to do it with the RH.

MrsSoto Posted: Nov 05, 2009 10:21 AM

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should i even try? i feel silly since its not the norm and i dont want to seem like im trying to take advantage. it wouldnt be for the whole thing...im thinking of paying the remainder of my payments which would be like 2/3 in cash so i thought just on that amount. well see.

thanks everyone for your input

Alyssa79 Posted: Nov 05, 2009 10:23 AM

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i don't think an RH can.

the smaller guys can b/c they're providing a service i.e. florist, dj, photog

i even went so far to ask about my dress and NY State has a law regarding tax that that can't be done either lol

shelbylove918 Posted: Nov 05, 2009 10:30 AM

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we tried with our RH but they said no..

My brother was able to do that for his wedding!! you save a good amount of money that way!:)

BarbieGrl10 Posted: Nov 05, 2009 10:33 AM

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We paid cash for our RH and they didnt/couldnt take the tax off.

Whats funny though is that for our E-party we tried to bargin with cash and they told us NO!
A few months later the owner went to jail for tax fraud and now the place is closed

Alyssa79 Posted: Nov 05, 2009 10:36 AM

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Posted by BarbieGrl10

We paid cash for our RH and they didnt/couldnt take the tax off.

Whats funny though is that for our E-party we tried to bargin with cash and they told us NO!
A few months later the owner went to jail for tax fraud and now the place is closed

stinenandy2010 Posted: Nov 05, 2009 10:39 AM

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Posted by Alyssa79

i don't think an RH can.

the smaller guys can b/c they're providing a service i.e. florist, dj, photog

i even went so far to ask about my dress and NY State has a law regarding tax that that can't be done either lol

alyssa i did this with my dress actually......what happens is you have to bring the dress shop a dress to send to an out of state address. so basically i gave them my CT address, had them send me my own dress and i saved on the tax. i still had to pay for the shipping, but i ended up saving about $400.

futuremrsjc2010 Posted: Nov 05, 2009 10:41 AM

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I just made a payment to my RH last week using cash. The first few payments i used a check but i ran out of checkbooks lol so until i get new ones i asked my RH if i can pay cash. They said yes as long as i wasn't paying cash for the final payment.

kat2010 Posted: Nov 05, 2009 11:11 AM

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we didn't! i don't think they'd lower the price tho

Golden Posted: Nov 05, 2009 11:32 AM

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I never thought of this. We're paying everything in cash so I will be sure to bring this up, not with the RH but everyone else.

Alyssa79 Posted: Nov 05, 2009 11:36 AM

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Posted by stinenandy2010

Posted by Alyssa79

i don't think an RH can.

the smaller guys can b/c they're providing a service i.e. florist, dj, photog

i even went so far to ask about my dress and NY State has a law regarding tax that that can't be done either lol

alyssa i did this with my dress actually......what happens is you have to bring the dress shop a dress to send to an out of state address. so basically i gave them my CT address, had them send me my own dress and i saved on the tax. i still had to pay for the shipping, but i ended up saving about $400.

damn